In the middle court, an elderly woman was carrying a tray of clothes to be washed toward the sink when she started gagging halfway there.
The women washing clothes around the sink exclaimed in surprise, "Hey, the old lady in our yard has blossomed like an iron tree!"
"Hey, hey, it seems to be true?" Aunt Er dropped the pants she was washing, got up to greet Aunt Yi, and Old Shen's wife said in surprise, "This is a great event in the yard!"
"Now that this middle-aged woman is pregnant, does that mean her husband, Yi Zhonghai, doesn't need to scheme to find someone to support them in their old age?"
"Dongmei, come back and rest quickly. Can someone please go to the factory and tell Zhonghai that Dongmei is pregnant and he needs to come back!" Old Mrs. Long rushed out of Yi Zhonghai's house in surprise to greet the old lady.
They were afraid that the women in the courtyard would bully an older woman and harm her elderly relatives.
Old Shen's wife was subtly mocking Old Lady Long and Yi Zhonghai.
The winds have changed in the courtyard now.
Overnight, did everyone stop being afraid of Granny Long and Yi Zhonghai?
One by one, people were discussing Yi Zhonghai and Old Lady Long's crimes without any restraint.
There is a reason for this.
First, the attempt by Granny Long and others to frame Zheng Ya failed, which led the people in the courtyard to think of ways to get Granny Long and the others to curry favor with Zheng Ya.
Who knows, maybe one day, Zheng Ya will give Yan Fugui and the Shen family a thousand yuan each, so they can live a good life and eat and drink well!
Everyone longs for such a good thing—to gain something for nothing.
Secondly, Sha Zhu beat Xu Damao so badly last night that he was hospitalized and caused a scene for half the night. Only after the person who took Xu Damao to the hospital returned did he say that Xu Damao was out of danger but needed to rest. It was uncertain when he would wake up and recover.
The person didn't die; that's how Sha Zhu came back to life from his dazed state.
This incident constitutes attempted murder.
As a result, Sha Zhu, Yi Zhonghai, Granny Long, and Liu Haizhong's family were all listed as dangerous elements by the people in the compound.
No one is afraid of dangerous individuals; the only solution is to unite and resist them.
This unity is a gift of the times. Only by uniting against external forces can we avoid having to pay compensation to Old Lady Long and others for Zheng Ya's losses.
For the sake of their own wallets, everyone should unite to resist Granny Long and her ilk.
Third, the fact that Wu Wei interrogated Old Lady Long last night was no secret; it had already spread to everyone in the courtyard.
It wasn't a big deal to begin with.
But who allowed Granny Long and the others to mingle with enemy agents, work for them, and plot against Zheng Ya's family?
If he were to associate with Granny Long and the others again, he would inevitably be implicated by them and implicated in the capture of enemy agents, which would be an undeserved disaster.
Therefore, it is imperative to exclude and resist Granny Long and others.
This is the only way to sever ties, distance myself, and protect myself.
Fourth, Wu Wei, the security guard from a classified unit, lived in the compound at all times, keeping an eye on everyone. Whether they made mistakes or committed crimes, or got involved with enemy agents like Granny Long, it would expose them to Wu Wei.
Isn't this just courting death?
Fifth, Zheng Ya rose to power and publicly made the evidence that had been used to kill him disappear, which shocked the people in the courtyard so much that they dared not oppose him.
But it's clear that they offended Zheng Ya beforehand and then kicked him when he was down.
If you apologize to Zheng Ya at this time, he will definitely not accept it. It would be best if he just laughed it off and ignored you.
But this won't work!
It would be detrimental to the unity of the people in the hospital, it would be detrimental to getting along with Zheng Ya and sharing the money, and it would also expose everything to someone like Wu Wei. No matter how you look at it, it would be disadvantageous to yourself.
This requires each party to use their abilities to curry favor with Zheng Ya and ease tensions.
And so this scene unfolded: someone confronted an older woman, a move reminiscent of kicking a man when he's down.
As Zheng Ya approached the sink with his washbasin, the women and old women in the courtyard got up, removed the clothes they were washing, and made way for him with smiles.
Zheng Ya was puzzled by the middle-aged woman's strong reaction, so he naturally went to the sink to wash up.
He remained serious and unsmiling throughout, which terrified the group of women and old ladies.
I'm afraid that if he gets upset, someone will suffer the consequences!
This is no secret.
Last night, Sha Zhu rushed forward to beat Xu Damao and then experienced a pain in his testicles; that was definitely Zheng Yagao's retribution.
The people in the courtyard were genuinely frightened.
From this perspective, Zheng Ya's timing for taking revenge was precise and accurate. Even though someone suffered retribution, he still shifted the blame onto others, happily watching the show from the sidelines.
Just thinking about it sends chills down my spine!
Who would dare mess with this kind of person? He might just unleash a form of retribution on you without you even realizing it, leaving you either dead or humiliated!
Considering these factors, the people in the courtyard would look at Zheng Ya with a sense of utter fear, either approaching him to be friendly or avoiding him.
Zheng Ya had no interest in paying attention to their emotions. After washing up, she filled a basin with water and took it home.
The remaining women and old women started gossiping again: "Gentlemen, is it normal for this old lady, Zhang Dongmei, to suddenly get pregnant?"
"Yes, Zhang Dongmei and Yi Zhonghai have been married for almost thirty years. She has consulted doctors and taken medicine countless times, but she still can't conceive."
This sudden pregnancy seems a bit suspicious.
"Yes, that's what I think too. After all, Zhang Dongmei has given up on the idea of getting pregnant and having a child by taking medicine in the last three years, so how could she possibly be pregnant?"
"Hey, do you guys think Zhang Dongmei might be cheating on Yi Zhonghai?"
"Haha, that's not necessarily true. Don't be fooled by Zhang Dongmei's seemingly glamorous life; behind the scenes, she's been beaten and verbally abused terribly by Yi Zhonghai. I've seen her with bruises all over her hands and face several times; she's quite pitiful..."
"That's true. Otherwise, why would Zhang Dongmei stay home every few days to recuperate from illness in the past few years?"
Actually, she was pretending to be recovering at home. She was afraid to go out and see people because if they knew she was being abused by Yi Zhonghai, it would embarrass him and make it harder for him to manage the staff in the facility. That would result in even more brutal beatings from him. She had no choice but to stay home to recover. She's a pitiful person, isn't she?
"What's there to pity about her? At worst, she lives a better life than all of us. She's never suffered from cold or hunger like we have..."
"Alright, Comrade Wu has gone out, so stop talking!" The women and old women in the courtyard recounted the tragic experiences of Zhang Dongmei, an older woman, as if they were old friends.
This allowed Wu Wei, who had practiced martial arts for many years, to hear the whole thing and realize that Yi Zhonghai might be the key figure in solving the case.
Then he heard Zheng Ya and Xu Qi flirting, and his thoughtful face instantly turned frosty as he gritted his teeth in anger.
It's outrageous that they got together and made a scene for most of the night before they were even married. Don't they know that's disturbing the peace?
Even the oxen in the production team aren't that capable; they're beasts!
Wu Wei rubbed her dark circles indignantly, picked up the washbasin and went to the sink to wash up, but was ignored by the women and servants, which made her even more furious.
Why should everyone give way to Zheng Ya when he arrives?
At Zheng Ya's house, Xu Qi was wrapped tightly in a blanket, complaining with a resentful expression: "How dare you look at me? You don't know how to care for people at all. Are you a mule?"
"Wife, even a billion lifetimes wouldn't be enough, this life is just the beginning..." Zheng Ya flirted, she was so happy.
Last night, they were intimately entwined, and more than 50,000 of the "heartbreak points" were converted into "righteous virtue points," which shocked Zheng Ya. Now he no longer has to worry about not having enough righteous virtue points.
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